Butternut Squash Stuffed Pasta Bake

Name: Butternut Squash Stuffed Pasta Bake
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 0.17 tbsp olive oil; 68.33 g butternut squash; 0.17 tsp salt; 0.5 clove garlic; 75.83 g ground turkey; 0.33 tsp Italian seasoning; 0.17 tsp red pepper flakes; 0.17 tsp black pepper; 13.33 g spinach; 0.17 tsp salt; 70.83 g ricotta cheese; 0.17 egg; 4.17 g parmesan cheese; Salt, to taste salt; Pepper, to taste pepper; 0.17 lb jumbo pasta shells; 0.33 tbsp butter; 0.33 tbsp flour; 40 mL milk; 0.17 pinch salt; 0.17 pinch pepper

80 min1 servings

Your daily targets

Per serving

Energy

637 kcal

Carbs

67 g

Fat

22 g

Protein

35 g

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Ingredients

olive oil
0.2 tbsp
butternut squash
68 g
salt
0.2 tsp
garlic
0.5 clove
ground turkey
76 g
Italian seasoning
0.3 tsp
red pepper flakes
0.2 tsp
black pepper
0.2 tsp
spinach
13 g
salt
0.2 tsp
ricotta cheese
71 g
egg
1 egg
parmesan cheese
4 g
salt
Salt, to taste
pepper
Pepper, to taste
jumbo pasta shells
0.2 lb
butter
0.3 tbsp
flour
0.3 tbsp
milk
40 mL
salt
0.2 pinch
pepper
0.2 pinch

Instructions

1
Heat olive oil in a large pan.
2
Add the butternut squash and salt, and sauté for a few minutes.
3
Then add garlic, turkey, Italian seasoning, pepper flakes, and black pepper, and stir until the meat is fully cooked.
4
Add in spinach and salt until the spinach is wilted.
5
In a large bowl, add ricotta, egg, cheese, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix well.
6
Add the cooked squash mixture into the bowl. Mix until evenly blended.
7
Cook a box of jumbo shell pasta al dente. Set aside in a bowl covered in olive oil to prevent sticking.
8
Heat butter in a medium pan. Once melted, add in flour.
9
Cook the flour until it turns light brown.
10
Add milk to the pan and stir continuously until the sauce thickens.
11
Add a pinch of salt and pepper.
12
In a casserole dish, sheet the sauce on the bottom.
13
Stuff each jumbo shell pasta with the stuffing and place on top of the sauce.
14
Bake at 400°F (200°C) covered for 30 minutes.
15
Sprinkle parmesan cheese and bake again for 5 minutes until the cheese melts.
16
Garnish with parsley.
17
Enjoy!